Half of Buckhead Ridge’s homes were built after 1991
Most of Buckhead Ridge was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 1990.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Buckhead Ridge yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Buckhead Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Glades County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,509 at the 2020 census, up from 1,450 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Clewiston, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA). The community consists of a few small commercial developments and a large mobile home park. Most residential lots in the community have canals that feed into Lake Okeechobee.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,450 to 1,509 (+4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Buckhead Ridge. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1952Okeechobee NW sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Buckhead Ridge.
People over time
Buckhead Ridge, census by census
Between 1,279 and 1,509 people in every census since 1990.
4 censuses, 1990–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Buckhead Ridge’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Buckhead Ridge
Nobody well known was born in Buckhead Ridge itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
